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Pictured Cliffs Formation
Stratigraphic range: Campanian
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Pictured Cliffs Formation at its type location near Fruitland, New Mexico
TypeGeological formation
UnderliesFruitland Formation
OverliesLewis Shale
Thickness60 feet (18 m)
Lithology
PrimarySandstone
Location
Coordinates36°44′14″N 108°25′40″W / 36.7373°N 108.4277°W / 36.7373; -108.4277
RegionNew Mexico
CountryPictured Cliffs Formation United States
Type section
Named forPictured Cliffs of the San Juan River
Named byW.H. Holmes
Year defined1877
Pictured Cliffs Formation is located in the United States
Pictured Cliffs Formation
Pictured Cliffs Formation (the United States)
Pictured Cliffs Formation is located in New Mexico
Pictured Cliffs Formation
Pictured Cliffs Formation (New Mexico)

The Pictured Cliffs Formation is a Campanian geologic formation in the San Juan Basin of New Mexico.[1] Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation, although none have yet been referred to a specific genus.[2]

  1. ^ Scott, O'Sullivan & Weide 1984.
  2. ^ Weishampel, Dodson & Osmólska 2004, pp. 517–607, "Dinosaur distribution.".

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